Current Science
A Fortnightly Journal of Research
ISSN 0011-3891
Volume 109 - Issue 04: 25 Aug, 2015
In this Issue
In this issue
p. 0658

Guest Editorial
Why do we do the science we do?
p. 0659 | Ravishankara, A. R

Correspondence
Genome editing of human embryo –a question on editorial outlook and responsibilities
p. 0661 | Krishan, Kewal; Kanchan, Tanuj; Singh, Bahadur; Baryah, Neha

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize: an inspiration for international recognitions – II
p. 0661 | Singh, Inderpal; Luthra, Rajesh

Einstein’s brain
p. 0661 | Hejmadi, P. Mohanty

Fostering innovative processes for promotion of animal sciences
p. 0663 | Vengayil, Doyil T.; Asrafuzzaman, Syed; Singh, B. P.

Meeting Report
High entropy alloys: a renaissance in physical metallurgy
p. 0665 | Mukhopadhyay, N. K.

Tropical ecology congress 2014
p. 0667 | Garkoti, S. C.

Opinion
Buffalo cloning: what we have achieved so far
p. 0670 | Singla, S. K.; Palta, P.; Chauhan, M. S.; Manik, R. S.; Selokar, N. L.; Saini, M.

Commentary
Clean development mechanism – an opportunity to mitigate carbon footprint from the energy sector of India
p. 0672 | Ranganathan, K.; Goyal, Manish Kumar

Subject selection bias in animal studies
p. 0678 | Parikh, Mihir

Scientific Correspondence
The existential crisis in Indian Brachystelma (Apocynaceae)
p. 0680 | Venu, P.; Prasad, K.

Multicoloured seed coat and flower in Abrus precatorius (Leguminosae), India
p. 0682 | Balachandran, N.; Rajendiran, K.

Orbicular structures near Pichhore, Shivpuri district, Bundelkhand Craton: forerunner for geoheritage site
p. 0684 | Ramiz, Mir Md.; Mondal, M. E. A.

Acid mine drainage, a potential threat to fish fauna of Simsang River, Meghalaya
p. 0687 | Mallik, Sumanta Kumar; Sarma, Debajit; Sarma, Dandadhar; Shahi, Neetu

General Articles
The role of open service innovation in enhancing business performance: the moderating effects of competitive intensity
p. 0691 | Foroughi, Amir; Buang, Nor Aishah; Senik, Zizah Che; Hajmirsadeghi, Reihaneh Sadat; Bagheri, Mahdi Mohammad

Karnataka State Women’s University to be an energy-surplus campus by harnessing renewable energies
p. 0699 | Kamepalli, Lenin Babu

Review Articles
ARIES, Nainital: a strategically important location for climate change studies in the Central Gangetic Himalayan region
p. 0703 | Sagar, Ram; Dumka, U. C.; Naja, Manish; Singh, Narendra; Phanikumar, D. V.

The basis of the stress reaction
p. 0716 | Myslivecek, Jaromir

Research Articles
Synthesis and characterization of yellow gypsum from LD slag fines generated in a steel plant
p. 0727 | Ashrit, Shrenivas; Banerjee, Pradip K.; Chatti, Ravikrishna V.; Rayasam, Venugopal; Nair, Udayabhanu Gopalakrishnan

Spatio-temporal dynamics of surface melting over Antarctica using OSCAT and QuikSCAT scatterometer data (2001–2014)
p. 0733 | Bothale, Rajashree V.; Rao, P. V. N.; Dutt, C. B. S.; Dadhwal, V. K.; Maurya, Devesh

Tidal analysis and prediction for the Gangra location, Hooghly estuary in the Bay of Bengal
p. 0745 | Rose, Linta; Bhaskaran, Prasad K.; Kani, Selvin P.

Influence of canopy architecture on stemflow in agroforestry trees in Western Himalayas
p. 0759 | Ahmed, Akram; Tomar, J. M. S.; Mehta, Harsh; Alam, N. M.; Chaturvedi, O. P.

Research Communications
Measuring the linewidth of a stabilized diode laser
p. 0765 | Muanzuala, Lal; Ravi, Harish,; Sylvan, Karthik; Natarajan, Vasant

Studies on emission potentiality of nitrous oxide from wheat field under changed climate
p. 0768 | Saha, G.; Karmakar, S.; Kar, B.; Bhattacharya, R.; Singh, G.

Determination of intrinsic strain in poly(vinylpyrrolidone)-capped silver nano-hexapod using X-ray diffraction technique
p. 0775 | Das, Ratan; Sarkar, Sumit

Time and risk factors associated with relapse among drug-dependent patients who underwent neurosurgery by ablating the nucleus accumbens
p. 0779 | Wu, He-ming; Ge, Shun-nan; Dou, Li-min; Wang, Ling; Wang, Xue-lian; Li, Nan; Wang, Jing; Gao, Guo-dong

Schumann resonances observed at Maitri, Antarctica: diurnal variation and its interpretation in terms of global thunderstorm activity
p. 0784 | Manu, S.; Rawat, R.; Sinha, A. K.; Gurubaran, S.; Jeeva, K.

Correlation patterns among floral traits in Cleome viscosa L., a sexually polymorphic species
p. 0790 | Saroop, Shveta; Kaul, Veenu

Physico-chemical properties along soil profiles of two dominant forest types in Western Himalaya
p. 0798 | Joshi, Gunjan; Negi, G. C. S.

Patterns of dominance relationships among the females of a captive femaleonly group of lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus) during the course of the introduction of a new adult male
p. 0803 | Zaunmair, Pia; Mangalam, Madhur; Kaumanns, Werner; Singh, Mewa; Slotta-Bachmayr, Leopold

Book Reviews
Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2014. S. M. Faber, Ewine van Dishoeck and John Kormendy (eds)
p. 0808 | Rao, A. R.

Historical Notes
Primatological studies by medicine Nobel laureates
p. 0810 | Kantha, Sachi Sri; Suzuki, Juri

Personal News
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931–2015)
p. 0814 | Narasimha, Roddam

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931–2015)
p. 0817 | Balakrishnan, N.

Govindasamy Shanmugam (1938–2015)
p. 0820 | Munirajan, A. K.; Somasundaram, Kumar

Govindasamy Shanmugam (1938–2015)
p. 0821 | Kumaresan, G.

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Vacancy notice for the Post of Executive Secretary - Indian Academy of Sciences
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Buti Foundation Award - 2015 - Physical Research Laboratory
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Edge Editing genomes - Institute of Chemical Technology
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Announce a 6 day Training Programme on Advanced Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) – Bioinformatics and Data Analysis
p. 0828

Faculty position in quantitative biology - Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology
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Research Positions - Manipal University
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Junior Research Fellow - I.K. GUJRAL PTU
p. 0829

Utilization of Mars Orbiter Mission Data – Announcement of Opportunity - Indian Space Research Organisation
p. 0829

Junior Research Fellowship - International Institute of Information Technology
p. 0829

Junior Research Fellowship - Bangalore University
p. 0830

Modelling Mountain Glacier Dynamics - Earth and Climate Science
p. 0830

Call for Research Proposals for 2015–16 - Science and Technology of Yoga and Meditation (SATYAM)
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